MTD Series 580 manual

Safety • Assembl y • Operation • Tips & T echniques • Maintenance • T roubleshooting • P ar ts Lists • Warranty Warning : This un it is equi pped wi th an internal c ombu stion en gine and s hould not be u sed on or near any unim proved forest-c overed, brush- covered or grass -c overed land unles s the eng ine’ s exhaus t syste[...]

2 Finding and Recor ding Model Number T ab le of Contents BE FO RE Y OU BE GIN T O ASSE MBLE Y OUR NEW E QUIP MENT , please loca te the m odel plat e on the equipm ent and cop y the info rmatio n to the samp le model pla te p rov ided to the righ t. Y ou can loca te the model pla te b y standing a t the opera ting position and looking do wn at th e[...]

3 1 Slope Gauge W ARNING Do not mo w on inclines with a slope in e xcess of 1 5 degre es (a rise of appro ximat ely 2- 1/ 2 feet e very 1 0 fee t) . A riding mow er could o ve r turn and cause s erious inj ury . If opera ting a w alk - behind mo wer on such a slope , it is extrem ely difficult to main tain y our footi ng and y ou could slip , resul[...]

4 2 Safe Operat ion Practices Children T ragic accidents can occur if operator is not aler t to presence of children. Children are often attracted to mow er and mowing activity . They do not understand the dangers . Nev er assume that children will remain where you last sa w them. 1. K eep children out of the mowing area and under watchful care of [...]

5 1 9. Shu t the en gine o ff a nd wait un til th e blad e com es to a com plete s top be fore rem oving t he gra ss cat cher or u nc log - ging t he c hute. The c ut ting b lade c ont inues t o rotate for a few s eco nds af ter the e ngin e is shu t off. Never pl ace any par t o f the b ody in the b lade are a unti l you are sure t he bla de has s[...]

6 3 Setup and Adjustment 1 . Remove any packing materi al whic h may be between upper an d lower handle s. a. Pull up and b ack on up per hand le as shown in Figure 3 - 1 . M ake cert ain the lower hand le is seated securel y into the hand le mount ing brackets. b. Tig hten hand kno bs sec uring up per handl e to lower handle. Make sure th at each [...]

7 CU TT I NG HEI GHT All whee ls must be placed in the s ame rela tive pos ition. GRA SS CA T C HER Mak e certain bag is turned ri ght side out bef ore assembl ing (warn ing label wil l be on the outside). 3 Setup and Adjustment Never operate mo wer unless the hooks on the grass catcher are firm ly seated in the slots on the handle bracket assembl [...]

8 4 Operating Y our Lawn Mo wer Now that you have set up your lawn mower for opera- tion, g et aquainted wit h its contr ols and features. Th ese are desc ribed b elow and illu strated on th is page. This knowled ge will a llow you to use your new equipm ent to its full est potentia l. Blade Control The blad e control i s att ached to th e upper ha[...]

9 4 Operating Y our Lawn Mo wer W ARNING The operation of any lawn mo wer can result in foreign ob jects being throw n into the ey es, which can damage you r ey es sev erely . Alwa ys wear safety glasses while operating the mower , or while performing any ad justments or repairs on it. Be sure no one other than the operator is standing near the law[...]

10 5 Maintaining Y our Lawn Mo wer W ARNING Alwa ys stop engi ne, disconnect spark plug, and grou nd against eng ine before cleaning, lubr icating or doing an y kind of maintenance on y our machine. NO TE: We do n ot recommend th e use of pr essure w ashers or garden h ose to clean y our unit. T hese ma y cause dama ge to electric componen ts, spin[...]

11 Figure 5-3 5 Maintaining Y our Lawn Mo wer W ARNING When remov ing the cutting blade for sharpenin g or replacement , protect yo ur hands with a pair of heavy glo ves or use a heavy rag to hold the blade. An unbalanced blade will ca use ex ce ssiv e vibration when ro tat- ing at hi gh spee ds. It may cau se damage to mo wer , and could break cau[...]

12 For repairs bey ond the minor adj ustments listed here, contact an authorized service dealer . 6 T r ouble Shooting Cause Pr oblem Remedy Engine fails to st ar t 1 . Blad e co ntrol d isen gage d. 2. Spar k plug w ire di sco nnec ted. 3. Fuel tank e mpt y or st ale fu el. 4. Engin e not ch oked. 5. Fault y spar k plug. 6. Blo cked fu el lin e. 7[...]

13 7 Safety Labels W ARNING DO NOT remov e safet y (or any) labels from mower f or any reason. Safety Label Found On Y our Lawn Mo wer T O N O D , Y R U J N I F O K S I R E H T E C U D E R O T S S E L N U E T A R E P O R O R E V O C E G R A H C S I D A C S S A R G . E C A L P R E P O R P S T I N I S I R E H C T . Y L E T A I D E M M I E C A L P E R[...]

14 Model Series 580 15 Zag T read K2 Bar T read Pin Bar T read Wheel T reads 18 32 35 30 25 27 45 22 21 43 29 28 14 42 16 4 23 24 26 8 3 2 33 46 20 6 7 9 11 5 13 1 37 34 45 31 36 41 39 38 17 19 30 45 40 47 44 12 45 45[...]

15 8 P ar ts List Ref. No. Par t No. De scripti on 1 7 4 7 - 1 1 61 A Blade C ontrol 2 7 49 - 1 09 2A Up per Hand le 3 7 4 7 - 0 408 0 Grass Catc her Frame 4 7 49 - 0928A Lower Handle 5 720 - 0279 Wing Nut 6 7 10- 1 205 Rope Gui de 7 7 10- 1 1 7 4 Carriage B olt ,5 /1 6 - 1 8 x 2 8 66 4- 0 4027 Grass B ag Assemb ly 9 720 - 04072 Star Kno b 1 0 736 [...]

The limi ted warranty s et fort h below is gi ven by MTD LLC with respec t to new merchan dise purc hased an d used in t he United St ates, its posse ssion s and territor ies. “ MTD” warrant s this pro duc t against d efects in m aterial and work man- ship for a per iod of t wo ( 2) years c ommen cing on t he date of orig inal purcha se and wil[...]